It has a history of over 1,000 years. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, China began to use it in wars. It was brought to Europe in the 1340s, and from then on,Europeans began to use it as gunpowder weapons(武器).Early in the 6 century B. C., cast iron technique was invented ...
Soon,the bow and arrow became one of the most common weapons (武器)in Europe.AJI this changed with the invention of gunpowder(火药). In the 16th century, theSpanish navy (西班牙海军)was beaten by the English. The Spanish depended a lot on bows and arrows while the E...
Many of the deadliest battles in history occurred during World War I, such as Ypres, the Marne, Cambrai, the Somme, Verdun, and Gallipoli. The Germans employed the Haber process of nitrogen fixation to provide forces with a constant supply of gunpowder despite the British naval blockade. ...
Open Document One of the first permanent colonies in America was James Town in Virginia. At this time the English were quite threatened by the great expanse of Europe and Spain. They were also watching as how the new riches greatly helped these nations. In December, 1606 The Susan Constant,...
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developed the printing.He carved characters on pieces of clay or wood and then brushed ink on them.After the characters were printed on paper,the pieces of clay or wood could be reused.This printing technology was the basic method used at that time and spread to Kore...
a{AS_Bombard_descr}The first primitive gunpowder siege artillery, bombards were created in China and Western Europe in the early 14th century and spread to the rest of the world by the late 14th century. They are forged from bronze or iron, and designed to fire stone balls that crumble ...
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Regarding the use of marijuana, I am one of those "undecided." Wife Diane and I have a friend whose son can't get his life together, and his mother blames the problem on the son's use of marijuana. She thinks it is a "gateway" drug. The son seems to be stuck in an immature (...
After an exchange of gifts and two more envoys from Portugal, a treaty was signed in 1516. Under the terms of this treaty, the Portuguese could set up a trading post in Ayutthaya. The treaty included the provision of muskets, cannon, gunpowder and mercenaries in service of the King of Ay...